Tập
Modern Marvels: Episode 13
Tóm tắt
Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 15
- Tập
- Tập 13
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2008-05-14
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 13 là tập 13 trong Season 15 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2008-05-14. Thời lượng là 44 min.
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